Module:Unsubst/sandbox explained

local checkType = require('libraryUtil').checkType

local p =

local BODY_PARAM = '$B'

local specialParams =

function p.main(frame, body) -- If we are substing, this function returns a template invocation, and if -- not, it returns the template body. The template body can be specified in -- the body parameter, or in the template parameter defined in the -- BODY_PARAM variable. This function can be called from Lua or from -- #invoke.

-- Return the template body if we aren't substing. if not mw.isSubsting then if body ~= nil then return body elseif frame.args[BODY_PARAM] ~= nil then return frame.args[BODY_PARAM] else error(string.format("no template content specified (use parameter '%s' from #invoke)", BODY_PARAM ), 2) end end

-- Sanity check for the frame object. if type(frame) ~= 'table' or type(frame.getParent) ~= 'function' or not frame:getParent then error("argument #1 to 'main' must be a frame object with a parent " .. "frame available", 2 ) end

-- Find the invocation name. local mTemplateInvocation = require('Module:Template invocation') local name

if frame.args['$template-name'] and ~= frame.args['$template-name'] then name = frame.args['$template-name'] -- override whatever the template name is with this name else name = mTemplateInvocation.name(frame:getParent:getTitle) end

-- Combine passed args with passed defaults local args = if string.find(','..(frame.args['$flags'] or )..',', ',%s*override%s*,') then for k, v in pairs(frame:getParent.args) do args[k] = v end for k, v in pairs(frame.args) do if not specialParams[k] then if v

'__DATE__' then v = mw.getContentLanguage:formatDate('F Y') end args[k] = v end end else for k, v in pairs(frame.args) do if not specialParams[k] then if v

'__DATE__' then v = mw.getContentLanguage:formatDate('F Y') end args[k] = v end end for k, v in pairs(frame:getParent.args) do args[k] = v end end

-- Trim parameters, if not specified otherwise if not string.find(','..(frame.args['$flags'] or )..',', ',%s*keep%-whitespace%s*,') then for k, v in pairs(args) do args[k] = mw.ustring.match(v, '^%s*(.*)%s*$') or end end

-- Pull information from parameter aliases local aliases = if frame.args['$aliases'] then local list = mw.text.split(frame.args['$aliases'], '%s*,%s*') for k, v in ipairs(list) do local tmp = mw.text.split(v, '%s*>%s*') aliases[tonumber(mw.ustring.match(tmp[1], '^[1-9][0-9]*$')) or tmp[1]] = ((tonumber(mw.ustring.match(tmp[2], '^[1-9][0-9]*$'))) or tmp[2]) end end for k, v in pairs(aliases) do if args[k] and (not args[v] or args[v]

) then args[v] = args[k] end args[k] = nil end

-- Remove empty parameters, if specified if string.find(','..(frame.args['$flags'] or )..',', ',%s*remove%-empty%s*,') then local tmp = 0 for k, v in ipairs(args) do if v ~= or (args[k+1] and args[k+1] ~= ) or (args[k+2] and args[k+2] ~= ) then tmp = k else break end end for k, v in pairs(args) do if v

then if not (type(k)

'number' and k < tmp) then args[k] = nil end end end end

-- Order parameters if frame.args['$params'] then local params, tmp = mw.text.split(frame.args['$params'], '%s*,%s*'), for k, v in ipairs(params) do v = tonumber(mw.ustring.match(v, '^[1-9][0-9]*$')) or v if args[v] then tmp[v], args[v] = args[v], nil end end for k, v in pairs(args) do tmp[k], args[k] = args[k], nil end args = tmp end

return mTemplateInvocation.invocation(name, args)end

p[''] = p.main -- For backwards compatibility

return p